Nottingham Forest vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Fulham: Three first-half goals earned the hosts a precious win
Three first-half goals earned Nottingham Forest a vital 3-1 victory over Fulham in their battle to stay away from the Premier League relegation zone.
The hosts were irrepressible in the first period with Callum Hudson-Odoi opening the scoring after nine minutes and Chris Wood doubling Forest’s advantage in the 19th minute.
Stunned Fulham manager Marco Silva made a triple substitution but it got worse for the visitors before the interval as the outstanding Morgan Gibbs-White made it 3-0 in stoppage time with a clinical finish.
Fulham reacted well in the second half and threw themselves a lifeline when Tosin Adarabioyo headed in from a corner.
Both sides hit the woodwork but despite a few jitters Forest held firm to move to 25 points, three ahead of Luton Town who occupy the last relegation place.
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham
CHANCE!!! Fulham continue to pile on the pressure with Forest unable to clear Willian's cross into their box. It's bouncing all over the place with several headers and swings of boots missed, before Muniz and De Cordova-Reid get in each other's way and the ball ricochets behind for a goal-kick!
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham
Robinson's cross from the left flank is right onto the head of Muniz, but he can't direct his near-post effort on target and the ball whistles wide!!
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham
Substitution Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina Harry Stefano Toffolo
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Substitution Anthony David Junior Elanga Nicolás Martín Domínguez
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham
OVER!!! Aina is put into wide open pasture with a lofted pass over the top, and crosses back into the middle. Wood dummies on the edge of the box, as Yates arrives onto the ball and sends a woeful finish skywards!
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham
Williams dives across in cover to block Robinson's left-footed cross behind for a corner, but Forest are able to convincingly clear the resulting set-piece.
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham
OVER!!! Another Fulham corner is played short between Traore, Reed and Willian, and the latter's cross finds Muniz, whose looping header sails over the bar and lands on the roof of the net!!
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Fulham have won just one of their last 14 Premier League away games, with only Sheffield United winning fewer on the road this term than the Cottagers' two overall.
Nottingham Forest vs Fulham
Substitution Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White Giovanni Alejandro Reyna
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